Success is Uncommon, Therefore not to be enjoyed by the Common Man. I am looking for the Uncommon People

"Success is uncommon, therefore not to be enjoyed by the Common Man...I am looking for the Uncommon People"~Coach Cal Stoll

These words are on the inside flap of Coach Tony Dungy's new book: 

Uncommon:  Finding Your Path To Significance

Dungy first heard these words as a freshman on Stoll's football team almost three decades ago, and they have stayed with him ever since. The only difference is that it is now Dungy summoning men to an uncommon life of significance.

For those who are weary of self-help books, have no fear. Dungy's focus is on service to God, family, and fellow man. There are no get-rich quick schemes in this book, or promises of blessings. This is just Tony Dungy trying to instruct men how to be better husbands, fathers, and human beings. He doesn't claim to have all the answers; he's just willing to share what he's been through.
 

He then notes how uncommon true success and significance are, outlines many of the reasons, and prescribes practical pathways: attitudes, ambitions, and allegiances.
 

Though focused somewhat on young males, Uncommon is for every person pursuing a life of meaning, a path of purpose, and the road toward significance.

It is divided into seven parts, each dealing with important issues that men deal with in their lives, such as family, friends, career, and relationship with Christ.

Tony Dungy believes that his primary job as a coach is to build men worthy of being role models to a nation of boys who look up to them: Men of character, integrity, and courage. Men with both confidence and humility. Men who know the value of family and faith as well as career. And his message to them about how to attain real significance in life is one that many people—not just football players—are desperate to hear.
 

What does the title of this article mean to you? 

These days, there is so much significance placed on "everyone being equal."  It starts at the elementary age in school.  The "No Child Left Behind" rules in school have not worked.  The "everybody gets a trophy" on sports teams is not helping to show people that you really don't need to work that hard...you will get a trophy no matter what.  That doesn't work either...what does that teach kids.

The message here is that those who are uncommon, those who have the courage to go above and beyond the easy path, those who are willing to push themselves, those who are willing to work hard and achieve greatness are the "uncommon" people that the coach was referring to.

This is what I want with those who join my team:  to be "uncommon."  People who are going to work hard for what they get, stand out in the crowd and not expect everything to be handed to them.  I expect no less of myself and hope that those who want to join me have the same mindset.